Brenda Orozco Montalvo
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Ventura,CA
2
Languages
1
Certification
10
years of professional experience
Compassionate and dedicated Certified Nursing Assistant with six years of experience providing hands on patient care in hospital and clinical settings. Skilled in vital signs monitoring, EKG's and assisting with daily living activities. Passionate about providing the best care to patients while ensuring comfort and safety.
Work History
Patient Care Technician
2 Years 3 Months- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff, ensuring timely medical interventions when necessary.
- Performed EKG's accurately and efficiently for prompt analysis by healthcare professionals.
- Facilitated smooth transitions between shifts by maintaining thorough documentation of patient care activities, and observations.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
- Assisted Nurses in Pre-Op prep for patients scheduled for heart surgery and procedures.
- Assisted Nurses in caring for patients Post-Op heart procedures.
- Assisted in training new Patient Care Technicians, sharing knowledge and best practices to ensure consistency in care delivery.
- Assisted in transferring patients, beds and patient care equipment to other rooms adhering to necessary safety precautions.
- Recognized potential emergencies promptly, notified nursing staff and assisted in initiating appropriate action to stabilize patients until further assistance arrived.
Nursing Assistant
3 Years 5 Months- Delivered safe bedside care to 20+ residents per shift while prioritizing their needs and then additionally built trustful long-lasting professional relationships with residents, their family members, and team members.
- Work directly with patients to assist them with activities of daily living like eating, dressing, ambulating and personal hygiene.
- Carefully transferred patients to and from bed, wheelchairs, bathroom and Occupational therapy using gait belts and other transfer assistive devices.
- Monitored patient stability routinely by performing vitals and documenting them appropriately for other medical team members.
- Respected patients privacy and dignity, upholding all care facility policies and HIPAA regulations,
- Turned and repositioned patients to avoid skin breakage and maintain skin integrity.
- Created warm welcoming and positive environment for residents and their families.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, respiration rate, heart rate and pulse ox rates.
Sales Floor Associate
2 Years 8 Months- Took initiative to cross train in all departments which included restocking and maintaining the sales floor, all while providing excellent customer service by engaging and adapting to customer needs.
- Chosen to be a trainer for any upcoming new associates entering the sales floor department.
- Developed strong rapport with customers and created positive impression of business.
- Coordinated restocking of sales floor with current merchandise and accurate signage for current promotions.
- Greeted customers, helped locate merchandise, and suggested suitable options.
Sales Floor Associate
1 Year 4 Months- Developed strong rapport with customers and created positive impression of business.
- Coordinated restocking of sales floor with current merchandise and accurate signage for current promotions.
- Offered each customer top-notch, personal service and polite support to boost sales and customer satisfaction
- Cross trained and adapted in multiple departments which included: The Jewelry Department, Cashier, and packing and shipping online orders.
Education
Associate of Natural Sciences
Associate of Social And Behavioral Sciences
High School Diploma
Skills
Patient Relations
Specimen Collection
Great Communications skills
Great bedside manner
Certification
- State Certified Nursing Assistant
- BLS /CPR Certified
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Patient Care Technician
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
05.2024 - CurrentRead More
Nursing Assistant
Glenwood Care Center
12.2020 - 05.2024Read More
Sales Floor Associate
Target
04.2018 - 12.2020Read More
Sales Floor Associate
Kohls
12.2016 - 04.2018Read More
Ventura High School
High School Diploma
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Ventura College
Associate of Social And Behavioral Sciences
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Ventura College
Associate of Natural Sciences
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